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Research Associate, ‘Uncovering the mechanisms of glycoconjugate translocation in Mycobacteri

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Global Academy Jobs
Location
United Kingdom
Closing date
Jun 22, 2018

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Job Purpose

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral Research Associate position in Molecular Microbiology (fixed-term post from Sept/Oct 2018 –Sept/Oct January 2021, 36 months in total), working in the Institute of Microbiology and Infection, School of Biosciences at the University of Birmingham, one of the UK’s leading universities. 

The project is titled "Uncovering the mechanisms of glycoconjugate translocation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and their roles in virulence”. The post holder will work in Dr Luke Alderwick’s group, collaborating with Profs Besra and May as well as Public Health England. The research project will involve molecular biology of Mycobacteria, phenotypic characterisation of mutants (radiolabelling, analytical chemistry including Mass Spectrometry and NMR), transcriptomics (RNA-seq) and macrophage infection studies. The project would suit a highly motivated and committed scientist interested in using these techniques to better understand the molecular physiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with the long-term goal of discovering new drug targets to treat TB.

 

Person Specification

As the successful candidate, you should possess a PhD degree in biochemistry/molecular biology/microbiology and have demonstrable experience and peer reviewed publication(s) in molecular microbiology (specifically Mycobacteria), generating knock-out/knock-down mutants and phenotypic characterisation. Experience in Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) containment is desirable. Applications are invited for a postdoctoral Research Associate position in Molecular Microbiology (fixed-term post from Sept/Oct 2018 – Sept/Oct January 2021, 36 months in total), working in the Institute of Microbiology and Infection, School of Biosciences at the University of Birmingham, one of the UK’s leading universities.

 

Renumeration

As the successful candidate, you should possess a PhD degree in biochemistry/molecular biology/microbiology and have demonstrable experience and peer reviewed publication(s) in molecular microbiology (specifically Mycobacteria), generating knock-out/knock-down mutants and phenotypic characterisation. Experience in Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) containment is desirable.

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